Tag: mathematics

February 20, 2018 at 5:56 pm

37 Incredible Modular Origami Works by Ekaterina Lukasheva

37 Incredible Modular Origami Works by Ekaterina Lukasheva

Who needs glue when you can fold paper like this

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January 24, 2018 at 1:54 pm

Can You Solve the Dark Coin Riddle?

Can You Solve the Dark Coin Riddle?

TED-Ed is back with a fun, new riddle

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January 12, 2018 at 10:44 pm

‘Cantina Theme’ Played by a Pencil and a Woman with Too Much Time on Her Hands

'Cantina Theme' Played by a Pencil and a Woman with Too Much Time on Her Hands

What Star Wars’ “Cantina Theme” would sound like if your instrument was a pencil

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November 27, 2017 at 2:49 pm

Renaissance Portraits Made From Single Thread on Circular Loom

Renaissance Portraits Made From Single Thread on Circular Loom

Petro Vrellis wraps a single, 1-2 km long thread, 3000-4000 times across a 200-peg loom

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November 8, 2017 at 5:10 pm

Unravelling Ropes Into Fractal-Like Patterns (10 Photos)

Unravelling Ropes Into Fractal-Like Patterns (10 Photos)

Janaina Mello Landini unravels ropes into patterns that evoke tree roots, river basins and lightning strikes

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November 7, 2017 at 3:40 pm

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure

At Cloudflare HQ there’s a wall of lava lamps that keeps a good bit of the internet secure, here’s how

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July 18, 2017 at 2:13 pm

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

Boom. A mind is blown

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July 6, 2017 at 5:01 pm

In Math, Profs Use This Puzzle To Teach a Valuable Lesson About Problem Solving

In Math, Profs Use This Puzzle To Teach a Valuable Lesson About Problem Solving

Can you solve the missing square puzzle?

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April 20, 2017 at 6:39 pm

There’s Something Strangely Satisfying About These Fibonacci Spiral Shavings

There's Something Strangely Satisfying About These Fibonacci Spiral Shavings

A simple and soothing video of ‘Fibonacci spiral shavings’ by Paul Sellers

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March 2, 2017 at 5:25 pm

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

Carl Sagan Explains How Eratosthenes Knew the Earth Was Curved Over 2,200 Years Ago

In this excerpt from episode 1 of Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’, he explains how the Greek scholar, Eratosthenes, knew the Earth was curved over 2,200 years ago

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